Painting with Light

Painting with Light

Light painting with cars is something I’ve wanted to try for a while. Unfortunately, I drive a Honda Civic. Yes, it’s a reliable car and I enjoy driving it. But I’ve found that no matter what angle I snap a picture from, it doesn’t exactly give that “wow” effect I’m...
Mark and the Flour Mill

Mark and the Flour Mill

So for this post, I’d like to share a quick behind-the-scenes from a fun photoshoot with Mark. Full disclosure, this was shot over two years ago, but it was just in the middle of when I was getting the hang of off-camera flash so I figured I’m still allowed to talk...

Cameras are Stupid

Your camera has no idea what it is doing. It takes a reading of light and colour and spits out a series of assumptions. Yes, there’s a lot of technology behind those assumptions and most cameras do a pretty good job in difficult conditions … but your...

Understanding Aperture

Aperture is how wide of an opening the lens is allowing light to come through. It is controlled by a series of blades inside the lens opening or closing. Aperture is described in-camera as an f-stop number. It’s really annoying discussing aperture because a...